Our continuing coverage of the PARCC testing controversy in New Jersey schools.
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WATCH: Dana Egreczky explains why the PARCC test is good for New Jersey
The idea of NJ students taking the PARCC Exam has been met with controversy.
No Legal Escape from PARCC?
Controversy continues to swirl around the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC) tests. Facebook and other social media groups have been formed to protest the exams and garner support for opting students out of taking them.
Senators grapple with how much students should be tested
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Not another test! The lament of many schoolchildren was echoed across a congressional hearing room as senators began working on a long overdue update to the No Child Left Behind education law.
Poll: Is the controversy over PARCC overblown?
Parents concerned about their children having to take the Partnership of Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam commonly known as PARCC grow by the day.
Districts all over the state are getting little to no guidance on what to do if parents want their children to opt out of taking the test...
Keeping No-PARCC Kids Occupied
As debate continues over the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, boards of education across the Garden State are being lobbied by parents to make accommodations for students who refuse to take the exam.
VOTE: Should the PARCC tests replace midterms and finals?
Adding to the misery that some parents already feel about the implementation of the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) test is the policy some districts are already considering – or in some cases – have already put in place...
Defending the PARCC test
New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner David Hespe is trying to assure parents, students and educators that the PARCC test is both valuable and necessary.
POLL: Is New Jersey’s PARCC test a complete waste of time?
Is it time well spent to give a test to students in grades 3 through 11 twice a year to try and assess their “readiness for college and careers?”
Some might think the answer to that would be a flat “yes!” stating that it’s the best way to gauge a student’s educational progress – and assess their future needs...
Too Many Tests?
There is mounting unhappiness about the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, known as PARCC.
About those PARCC tests . . .
As reported here recently, teachers, parents and students attended an open forum in Trenton Jan. 7 to voice concerns about the “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers” exam all students in grades 3 through 11 are required to take this spring...